{"id":39423,"date":"2020-04-01T10:12:20","date_gmt":"2020-04-01T17:12:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=39423"},"modified":"2020-04-01T10:12:20","modified_gmt":"2020-04-01T17:12:20","slug":"open-thread-4-1-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2020\/04\/01\/open-thread-4-1-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread–4\/1\/2020"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s another tired day here in the CatBox.  I\u2019ve been very busy researching my medical way forward.  I did order one thing from Amazon that should help with both Trump* and cancer:  100 barf bags.  I just learned I get my port in next Monday and have my first infusion the following Monday.  This is getting too real!  WWWendy comes this evening to de-stink the TomCat and help with chores.  I\u2019m ready for a nap, and it\u2019s only 8:30.  Happy Hump Day!<\/font><\/p>\n

Jig Zone Puzzle<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n

Today\u2019s took me 3:46 (average 5:33).  To do it, click here<\/a>.  How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

Cartoon<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n

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Jen Sorensen Cartoon<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n

\"0401Sorensen\"<\/a><\/font><\/p>\n

Embedded with permission from Jen Sorensen<\/a>.<\/font><\/p>\n

Trump* Virus Update<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n

\"0401TrumpVirusMap\"<\/font><\/p>\n

Cases: 188,881
Deaths: 4,066
Recovered: 7,251<\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"0401HospitalBeds\"<\/p>\n

Short Takes<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n

From The New Yorker<\/a>: Donald J. Trump should use this time when he is staying at home to repeat first grade, the nation\u2019s teachers are urging.<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

Carol Foyler, the executive director of the National Alliance of Elementary Educators, said that the homebound Trump has a \u201cgolden opportunity\u201d to use remote learning to repeat the first-grade curriculum.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt a time when many of our nation\u2019s children are being homeschooled, this seems like the perfect time for President Trump to learn the basics of reading, writing, and math,\u201d she said. \u201cBy June, he could be reading \u2018Hop on Pop\u2019 and \u2018Go, Dog, Go!\u2019 \u201d<\/p>\n

Sorry, Andy. I just can’t believe this one. All elementary educators are bright enough to be certain that criminal Fuhrer Trump* would flunk first grade.  RESIST<\/strong>!!<\/font><\/p>\n

From Alternet<\/a>: Georgia Sen. Kelly Loeffler\u2019s financial disclosures from late February and early March are simply fascinating. We already knew that <\/font>Loeffler sold off a lot of stock<\/a><\/font> in early February, while buying stock in a company positioned to do well during coronavirus shutdowns because it provides online meetings. But the hugely wealthy senator\u2019s money moves didn\u2019t stop there.<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

Loeffler sold off $18.7 million in shares<\/a> of Intercontinental Exchange, the parent company of the New York Stock Exchange. Loeffler\u2019s husband, Jeff Sprecher, is the CEO of the company and she used to be an executive there. Loeffler and Sprecher also sold shares of retail stores including Lululemon and T.J. Maxx, while making another really interesting investment. This time, they bought shares of a company that makes protective gear being used in hospitals fighting COVID-19.<\/p>\n

She did not even warn her own constituents, let alone the rest of us, that she knew the Trump* virus pandemic was about to strike. How many thousands did she and Republicans like her murder by choosing to line their own pockets, instead of doing their job? RESIST<\/strong>!!<\/font><\/p>\n

From YouTube<\/a> (Robert Reich Channel<\/a>): How to Prepare for the Trump Recession with Robert Reich<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n